Bryn Avon

Bryn Avon
Location Junction of River Rd. and Mallett Rd., near Etowah, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°17′48″N 82°34′14″W / 35.29667°N 82.57056°W / 35.29667; -82.57056Coordinates: 35°17′48″N 82°34′14″W / 35.29667°N 82.57056°W / 35.29667; -82.57056
Area 127.9 acres (51.8 ha)
Built 1910 (1910)-1920
Built by Bell, Jesse W.
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Rustic
NRHP Reference # 99000437[1]
Added to NRHP April 9, 1999

Bryn Avon is a historic estate and national historic district located near Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina. Bryn Avon house was built about 1884-1886 and updated in the 1910-1920s in the Tudor Revival style. It is a 1 1/2-story, stone and half-timbered manor house. Other contributing resources include the estate landscape and terraced garden and four smaller family cottages: the Mallett Cottage (c. 1925); the Brown house playhouse (c. 1932); Yon Way-the Conrow cottage (c. 1920-1925) and Mr. Conrow's studio (c. 1925-1935); and the Bellamy Cottage (c. 1933-1938).[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Davyd Foard Hood (June 1998). "Bryn Avon" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-01-01.


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